Susan Russell
Marysville,MI
Summary
Well organized professional possessing excellent documentation, problem-solving and multitasking abilities. Strong background in manufacturing, particularly in the automotive industry. Skilled in driving down costs through budgeting, supporting in contract negotiations, and expense tracking. Maintain positive and productive relationships with both customers and vendors through proactively managing and resolving concerns. In-depth knowledge of supply chain management and materials management protocols and procedures. Maintain organized, clean, and safe work areas with high focus on details.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
MATERIALS MANAGER
DANA INCORPORATED
06.2007 - Current
- Responsible for materials management and staff at two Metro Detroit facilities for six years
- Responsible for monthly sales and inventory forecasts
- Maintain material control and information systems, supporting manufacturing and balancing inventory surpluses with customer demand
- Monitor inventory levels to avoid shortage/surplus
- Oversaw facility closure activities related to materials (overseeing physical inventories at both facilities simultaneously, collaborating closely with customers and suppliers on bank builds while managing FIFO and coordinating equipment/material moves between plants while scheduling production for both facilities)
- Work closely with customers to ensure OTD is achieved
- Manage supplier relationships, continuously monitoring quality as well as delivery
- Achieve financial targets by managing inventory levels and flexing where required
- Reduced overall inventory by $500k post Covid and still able to sustain with no customer impact
- Help team manage high volume work by prioritizing tasks and organizing supplies
- Work as part of cross-functional team supporting all departments to ensure financial targets are met
- Manage team of both salary and hourly workforce in UAW environment
- Coordinate and execute annual physical inventory for $4M raw, WIP, and finished goods inventory, including off-site warehouse
- Manage customer scorecards and develop action plans when targets are not achieved
- Acquired Ford Q1 status in 2016
- Acquired GM supplier of the year status in 2018/2019
- Successfully launched new ERP system in late 2020 with reduced staff due to Covid.
- Developed and tracked metrics to measure supplier performance and cost savings
MATERIALS PLANNER
DANA INCORPORATED
01.2002 - 06.2007
- Planned production and service order runs
- Coordinated supplier deliveries to ensure JIT practices were followed
- Coordinated expedited orders with manufacturing to meet demand
- Reviewed system-generated error reports and manually input order corrections
- Forecasted production schedules and adjusted plans to accommodate changes in demand
- Collaborated directly with all suppliers and customers to meet delivery goals
- Worked closely with production supervisors along with shipping and receiving to meet customer demand
- Participated as key member of a team responsible for the closure and movement of production from a facility in Indiana to Michigan
PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE
DANA INCORPORATED
09.1997 - 12.2001
- Worked on various production lines manufacturing power steering oil coolers
- Supported off-line audit of finished product to ensure quality compliance
- Operated fork truck and worked in material handling function
- Worked in shipping and receiving department, loading, and unloading trucks, creating paperwork, sending ASN's.
Education
High School Diploma -
TRI-WEST HIGH SCHOOL
LIZTON, INDIANA12.1993
Skills
- Skilled in SAP, with strong knowledge of production planning and shipping
- Track market changes
- Shipment scheduling
- Budget monitoring
- Inventory management
- Time management/task prioritization
- Talent management
- Conflict resolution
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Results driven
Timeline
MATERIALS MANAGER
DANA INCORPORATED
06.2007 - Current
MATERIALS PLANNER
DANA INCORPORATED
01.2002 - 06.2007
PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE
DANA INCORPORATED
09.1997 - 12.2001
High School Diploma -
TRI-WEST HIGH SCHOOL
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